The class it reports missing is from the logging package: commons-logging-api.jar
The next missing class from your classpath might be Log4J FYI: the package from the missing class gives you an idea of the jar that is missing. ----- Original message ----- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:47:15 -0700 (PDT) From: java only <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: precompiling jsp files gives error To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"0-1359224737-1090561635=:21435\" Yes it is there in the classpath...Moreover,when I try to run the build.xml file as given in the tomcat docs , it runs fine until it encounters the compile error problem because of the included jsp files within jsp files.This was the reason I tried running the changed build.xml file (tomcat-precompile-jsp.xml file) as suggested by one of the developers here, but it is giving me build failed as mentioned earlier... Can anybody please help ? Regards, javaonlyjava